Abstract
A salvage excavation in the western Bet Neṭofa Valley exposed a square foundation, three large stone bases and three milestones. The three milestones are inscribed in Latin and seem to have been erected along a road that ran from north to south in two main phases: during the days of Hadrian (120 CE and 130 CE), and later, during the reign of Constantine (333–337 CE). The stone-built foundation dates to the fourth century CE. One of its stones bore a worn relief of an animal, probably a lion in profile. Its location beside the road suggests that it was a roadside installation, probably serving a cultic purpose. These findings attest to a major road intersection near the city of Ẓippori when Roman imperial road construction began in the region.
Keywords
Galilee, Roman imperial road system, epigraphy, art, cult
Recommended Citation
Tepper, Yotam
(2018)
"A Milestone Station in the Bet Neṭofa Valley, North of Ẓippori, and Its Place in the Roman Imperial Road System in the Galilee (Hebrew, pp. 1*–24*; English summary, pp. 163–165),"
'Atiqot: Vol. 93, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1989
Available at:
https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol93/iss1/4
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